A brief history of the nuclear triad

There is a lot of buzzing about lately about the future of the United States’ “nuclear triad.” The triad is the strategic reliance on three specific delivery “platforms” for deterrence: manned-bombers, long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Do we need all three “legs” of the triad? By Alex Wellerstein. (July 15th, 2016)
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